StreamCast Networks, Inc., was an American corporation, specializing in
peer-to-peer software. Formerly named MusicCity, it created
Morpheus, which was one of the first major peer-to-peer Internet applications.
StreamCast was a defendant in the ''
MGM v. Grokster
''MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd.'', 545 U.S. 913 (2005), is a United States Supreme Court decision in which the Court ruled unanimously that the defendants, peer-to-peer file sharing companies Grokster and Streamcast (maker of Morpheus), cou ...
'' case, in which the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that StreamCast could be sued for inducing
copyright infringement for acts taken in the course of marketing file sharing software.
On May 22, 2006, StreamCast Networks filed a lawsuit against
eBay in hopes of stopping the distribution of its
Skype software. StreamCast claims that the rights for Skype as well as the
FastTrack technology were unrightfully taken away from it.
On April 22, 2008, StreamCast Networks filed for
Chapter 7 bankruptcy; all employees were laid off and Morpheus became no longer available for download.
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Defunct online companies of the United States
Companies that have filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy
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